Mammoet has fabricated the first components for its SK6000 ring crane.
The SK6000 is capable of lifting 3000t components at 220m hook height, and it has a maximum radius of 144m.
This allows customers to safeguard the schedules of projects, even as turbine towers, nacelles and blades grow larger.
Its sheer lifting power also enables the SK6000 to take on lifts in the 3000-6000t range, covering components like suction bucket jackets, XXL monopiles and floating wind foundations that support these quickly growing wind turbines.
Building on the established design of the SK350 series, it will support the sector as offshore wind components grow in size and travel larger distances to site.
Work is continuing ahead of the first phase of its assembly programme later this year.
Like the rest of the SK series, the SK6000 can be operated entirely from electric power, helping customers to reduce the carbon impact of their projects. By utilising Mammoet’s electric SPMT power pack system, a fully electric land-based marshalling and load-out scope is now possible.